1614 ⟶ Acehnese Navy Defeats Portuguese Fleet at Bintan

Sultan Iskandar Muda of Aceh sinks a Portuguese fleet off of...
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⚔️ Sultan Hairun of Ternate Assassinated by Portuguese

Sultan Hairun of Ternate (in present-day Indonesia) is killed by the Portuguese. Babullah becomes the next Sultan.⟶
Sultan Hairun of Ternate Assassinated by Portuguese (1570)
ColonialismPortuguese EmpireSultanateSpice TradeSultanate of TernateAssassinationWarfare
IndonesiaIndonesiaPortugalPortugal

⚔️ Ternate Defeats Portuguese After Five-Year War

Following a five-year war, the Ternateans under Sultan Babullah defeated the Portuguese.⟶
Ternate Defeats Portuguese After Five-Year War (1575)
ColonialismWarfareTradeIslamSpice TradePortuguese EmpireSultanate of TernateMilitary Conflict
IndonesiaIndonesiaPortugalPortugal

🚢 Portuguese Armada Suppresses Solorese Uprising

The Portuguese require an armada of 90 ships to put down a Solorese uprising. (to 1599)⟶
ColonialismRebellionMilitaryPortuguese EmpireMilitary HistoryNaval Warfare
PortugalPortugalIndonesiaIndonesia

⚔️ Acehnese Navy Defeats Portuguese Fleet at Bintan

Sultan Iskandar Muda of Aceh sinks a Portuguese fleet off of Bintan Island.⟶
Acehnese Navy Defeats Portuguese Fleet at Bintan (1614)
Aceh SultanatePortuguese EmpireNaval WarfareColonialismMilitary ConflictSultan Iskandar MudaMaritime History
IndonesiaIndonesiaPortugalPortugal

⚔️ Aceh Sultanate's Failed Siege of Portuguese Malacca

Iskandar Muda of Aceh Sultanate launched a failed attempt to take Portuguese Malacca.⟶
Aceh Sultanate's Failed Siege of Portuguese Malacca (1629)
ColonialismAceh SultanatePortuguese EmpireMilitary ConflictSiegeMaritime History
MalaysiaMalaysiaIndonesiaIndonesiaPortugalPortugal